Taya Kyle, the widow of Chris Kyle, author of American Sniper, is suing her husband’s former business partners, Steven Young and Bo French, claiming they conspired to “steal” Craft International, the tactical training company Chris Kyle helped start.

Kyle and her attorney, Larry Friedman, claim that since Kyle was killed in February, allegedly by a veteran he was trying to help, the pair has been “manipulating Craft’s stock, mishandling funds, diverting assets and mismanaging and usurping Craft’s contracts.”

French, who spoke at Kyle’s memorial service, declined to comment Monday afternoon. He said Young also “will not have a comment at this time.”

The suit says that Young, the company’s CEO, and French, its chief operating officer, had the opportunity to buy Chris Kyle’s ownership units following his death, but did not do so within 130 days, as company rules required. The suit claims that Taya Kyle owns 85 percent of Craft but that Young and French refuse to turn over the company’s financial records.

The suit alleges Young and French created a company called Craft International Risk Management, then “pushed the debt to Craft and the income to CIRM,” Friedman said in an interview.

Kyle also wants the company to stop using the skull-and-crosshairs logo designed by her husband.

Friedman said Kyle filed suit because she only recently discovered “the books weren’t in order.”

Chris Kyle never paid much attention to the company, Friedman said. “He was busy being the American Sniper and not paying attention to the business affairs. When he passed away, she was forced to stop being just a mother and start being a businesswoman.”

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